Machine for trimming strips of ratan.



No; 694,863. Patented Mar. 4, |902.

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HAGHlNE FOR TRIMMING STRIPS 0F RATAN.

(Application filed June 2B, 1901.)

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No. 694,868. Patented Mar. 4, |902.

H. W. LARSSON. MACHINE FUR TBIMMING STRIPS 0F RATAN.

(Application filed June 26, 1901.)

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MACHINE FR TRIMMING STRIPS F RATN.

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MACHINE Fon Tnm'mm s TmPs F'nATAn.

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MACHIN FR TRIMMING STRIPS 0F RATAN. (Application led June 28, 1901.)

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No. 694,868. Patented Mar.f4, 1902.

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MACHINE FUR TRIMMING STRIPS 0F BATAN.

(Application filed June 26, 1901,)

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MACHINE FOR TRIMMINGSTBIPS UF RATN.

(Application ied June 2e, 1901.)

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K H. W. LARSSUN. MACHINE FOB TRIHMING STRIPS 0F BATAN.-

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l strips having been formed by dividing a segface in each of such strips are alike in all Vof which is vsector-shaped or triangular in hard, while, on the other'-hand, the body por- PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY W, YLAaSSoN, or SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASsTeNoR To LARSSON WHIP COMPANY, Aor

CORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS.

SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, A

MACHINE FOR TRIMIVHNG STRIPS OF RATAN.

SPECIFICATION formngpart of Letters Patent o. 694,868, dated March 4,1902

Application-tiled Tune 26, 190]..-

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Be it known that I, HENRY W. LARSSON, .a citizen of the United States-of America, and a resident of Springiield,in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Trimming Strips yof Ratan or Similar Material, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to machinesfor trimming strips of ratan or similar material, said mental portion of a cylindrical body into a pair of complementary parts of tapering form anda plurality1 of such strips being adapted to be united to form a conical body, the length of which will correspond to the length of the individual strips of which said body is composed. Conical bodies of ratany formed in the manner above described may be employed for many different purposes, the article to be produced by assembling a plurality of ,such complementary strips being in the present instance a Whip formed of a number of substantially equal segmental strips, each cross-section and uniformly tapered substantially for the entire length thereof, so that when these strips are properly assembled the outer surface will be comparatively smooth and substantially conical. At thesame time the inclosed angles opposite to the outer su rcases, and their apexes are disposed at such distance therefrom as to meet in one common center, While the sides whereby such It is well known in the art that the outer surface or shin of ratan is very tough and tion thereof is comparatively soft and iibrous and may more easily be broken and softened than the outer Shin, and henceit isevident that a strip of ratan, only the body'portionv of which is cut or trimmed', While the outer skin is preserved inl its natural condition, will possess a greater amount of durability and strength than one Which is trimmed all around. For this reason myimproved ma` -tically into one point.

Serial No. 65,152. (No model.)

chine is especially adapted for cutting and trimming the fibrous sides of the strips and Without in any Way Working on or defacing the outer skin thereof, so that when the several strips are assembled to form the whip the natural skin of the ratan will constitute the outer surface thereof. Y

My invention has primarily for its object f the provision-of a machine whereby strips of the character above described may be cut or trimmed into a uniform and aliquot form, so that said stri ps may be readily assembled to form a unitary body; and my invention comprisesin combination with suitable feeding means a plurality of cutters consecutively effective upon the plane sides or surfaces of the strip to reduce the cross-section thereof uniformlyand to taper the same substantially for its entire length and during vthe longitudinal movement of said strips through the machine. Y

A machine built in accordance with my invent-ion is' particularly adapted for trimming Ithe radial sides of strips of ratan, which are substantially sector-Shaped in cross-section and the outersurface of which is maintained in its natural condition.

My invention has, furthermore, for its object the provision of means whereby the inner body portion of the strip will be truncated and at the same time uniformly tapered from 'end to end; and my invention therefore comprises a knife or other suitable cutter, the position of Which may be progressively varied laterally of the strip and during the advancing longitudinal movement thereof.

My invention has, furthermore, for its object the provision of a pluralityvr of cutters, whereby the plane Sides of4 the strip after it has been truncated cross-sectionallyinto the desired form may be trimmed alternately uni til the strip has acquired they proper shapeviz., tapering uniformly substantially from end to end and having one end thereof substantially triangular or sector-shaped, While at its other end thetwo inclosing Sides and the outer skin-surface of the strip merge prac- Itl should be understood, however, that the radius of the sector as it appears on the large end'will correspond with the are of the inclosed angie, so that when the several strips are assembled they will fit closely against each other, and thus form a unitary body.

It should be understood at the outset that it is immaterial when carrying my invent-ion into practice what the angle inclosed between the fibrous sides of the strip may be, and for the purpose of properly illustrating the invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings a machine which will trim a strip of ratan into such a shape that eight strips may be assembled to form a whip-body, the taper of which may be as required.

In the drawings accompanying this specification,and in which similar characters denote similai` parts, Figures 1n and 1b, in combination, represent a plan of my improved machine. Figs. 2a and 2i show a front View thereof. Fig. 3 is an end view of the machine looking from the right of Fig. 2b. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section taken on line A B of Fig. 1a. Figs. 5 to 8, inclusive, are details of the preparatory or truncating knife, on an enlarged scale, Fig. 5beingafront View of apair of such knives. Fig. 6 shows a side viewlooking from the right of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a top View of Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 representing ahorizontal section taken on line C D of Fig. 5. Figs. 9, 10, 10a, and lOb'illustrate front and side views, respectively, of what I preferably f term a roughing-cutter, whereby the greater part of the surplus stock of the truncated strip will be removed from one side thereof. Figs.11 and 12 are similar views ofa trimming-cutter,whereby the other side ofthe strip will be straightened and trimmed to form the proper angle with the outer surface of the strip. Figs. 13 and 14 are front and side views, respectively, of what I preferably call the finishing-c utter, employed for trimming the remainder of the stock from the strip and on that side which had ybeen previously operated upon by the roughing-cutter. Figs. 15 and 16 illustrate, respective-ly, a top view and a series of vertical sections of a strip of ratan of originally substantially uniform cross-section and divided into two complementary parts by an oblique cut running from end toend of the strip, both of said complementary parts being designed to be trimmed and converted into a pair of similar tapering strips, the butt-ends of which may subsequently be brought together side by side constitute a conical body. Fig. 17 is a side view of a strip to be operated upon by my improved machine, and Figs. 18 to 22, inclusive, are a series of cross-sections of said strip and illustrate the operation of the several cutters employed in the machine. Of these diagrams Fig. 18 represents a series of sections of a strip inits original form and corresponding to the sections shown in Fig. 16, but on an enlarged scale. The sections comprising Fig. 19 illustrate the action of the truncating knives or cutters consecutively upon each of the sections shown in Fig. 18. Fig. 2O illustrates the work produced by the roughingcutter, which in the present instanceis effective upon the lower side of the substantially triangularcross-sectionalstrip. Fig.21 shows the operation of the trim ming-cutter, whereby the upper and other side of the strip is shaped or trimmed; and Fig. 22 shows the effect ot' the finishing-cutter in its Work upon the lower side previously cut by the roughing-cutter and now showing the strip of ratan reduced into its proper form.

In the accompanying drawings, a a denote a pair of bars suitably supported upon legs or standards b, said bars constituting a frame carrying a. number of brackets c, within which is journaled the main'driving-shaft d, having at one end thereof a pulley e. Held in the several brackets c are a series of cutters whereby the strip of ratan is acted upon during its progress through the machine.

Means are provided whereby strips of ratan may be properly brought into position to be engaged by the feeding means, which bring the strip into engagement with the several cutters. The device for entering the strips comprises substantially a drum f, mounted for rotation upon'a preferablystationaryspindie g, which may be supported from the bars a. in any suitable manner.

.The drum f may be provided at its periphery with a plurality of notches or indentations h, into which the strips of ratan may be placed by hand and in which they are retained-as, for instance, by suitable springs 7l.

In coperation with the drum f is a gageplate j, supported by a bracket lo, which may be secured tothe stationary shaft g in any desired manner, said gage-plate serving as a device against which th'e ends of the strips may be brought to rest after being placed beneath the springs 1I, so that when the drum fis being turned the strips may be brought consecutively into position to be engaged by the feeding means,whereupon said strips will be withdrawn from under the springs t' and carried into engagement with the several cutters whereby the sides of the strips are to be trimmed in the required manner.

The mechanism for imparting a rotating motion to the drumfis such as to render said rotation an intermittent one, andl comprises inthe present instance a dog Z, bifurcated at its rear end, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3, to straddle a shaft m, while its lower end may be heldin contact with the'dru mfby a spring n., which also serves to 'retract the dog l and to hold the cam-roller o, carried thereon,

against a suitable' cam p, secured to the shaft m, above referred to.

A rotary movement may be imparted to the shaft m through a gear q, in engagement with a pinion fr, which is mounted on a stud s and is driven through a gear t, in engagement with a pinion u upon the main driving-shaft d.

From the above ldescription it will be seen that as the shaft ci rotates a reciprocatory movement will be imparted to the dog l, and

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The strips of ratan which are vto be actedv uponand trimmed in my improved machine are substantially as shownin Fig. 17, whichY represents a side view of one vof 'such strips. In order more clearlyl tounderstand the nafture of the strip, attention is invited to Figs'f 1 5n and 16, the former of which shows atop vieW'of a segmentalstrip of Yratan preparatory toits being divided into a pair of complementary sections.y This stripV may of course be of anydesired length, and its cross-sectionV islike that of as ectorand substantially uni? form throughout its length. The st'rip has three sides,(designated herein loyal, y, and 2,)

- the side/:v beingaportion of theouter side of a cylindrical bodyof ratan, v while the sides y and z are portionsof the body and intersectingin aline corresponding tothe axis of the cylindeigso that ,while the outer surface :c will beinthe original condition of the louter l skin Vof the ratan the sides yand e will beef fibrous nature and therefore easily cut.. The strip, as' shown in Fig. Y15 is at first subjected to the actienof the cutter or knife, whereby aout obliquely ofthe strip and in a direction with the axial line .of the strip will be produced, this cut dividing the formerly single segmental strip into two parts, both of which willbe vprecisely alike andthe crOSS-section's of which, at diderent peints longitudinally thereof will be substantially. as shown in Fig. 1G. The shapeof the several cross-sections of one of theSestripSis reprodliced on `an enf larged scale in Fig. 18, and it is in this con#A dition that the Astrip is introduced into the feeding means, Whichin ,thepresent instance comprises a ,pair of. feed-rollers.1 and 2,;se cured tospindles la'nd 4respectiveljygvhich arejournaledin swinging yokese and 6, piv

I otaliylsupported with their rear endsin upward extensions formed `onthe brac k e tsc`,` while the forward ends of said yokes may be controlled o r positioned in the following manner.

Pivotally secured :to the sides of theyvolres' i are apair of links? and 8,'apair of adjacent ends ofwhich are attached, asat v9, to avslide 10,`W hi ch i s mounted for horizontal movement in ways 11 and which may beA actuated to open said rollers 1 and; 2 by a, suitable cam 12, en-

gaging the cam roller 13, journaledbn` the. slide l0, while a spring, sncl 1 a s 130,.maybe employed fer normally closing said feed-rollers l and 2 0nt0 the strip when permitted to Y dose during the -rotation ofthe cam,12.

Rotary movement may-be imparted tothe feedrolls l and 2. by apair of spiral gears 14 and,l 5, s e 31'1red4 tothev spindles 3 and 4, re- A speetively, `and the lower onefof which is iny engagement with another spiralgeanl, se

curedv upon the shaft l. After the strip has been properly placed between the feedfrolls bythe enteringdeviceferV drum f saidrollers 1 an,d2 \,vill engagesaid g- .strip on its sides z/,and e, respectively, and bring the saine intoengagementwith a series of the hol`derl21. By thisf organization 'the holder mayswing slightly to permit, the knifeblade 2O to adapt itselflto the inclinationuof the cut relative tothe lon gitiidinal axis'of the strip. ,i

The preparatory cutterhead comprisesin the present instance a pair `ofsuch knives arranged one behind the other, andwhile inthe drawings a pairf of such heads have been shown itshould be understood, of course, that this number .may be varied asdesired.Y The block 25 is preferablysecured toa slide26,to which a reciprocatorypmovenient may beimparted bya cam 2'1",.in engagement with a suitablef cam-roller 2 8, pivoted on`the slide, such movement being effective to move the knifeedgelaterallyacross thepathof thestripdurf ing the longitudinal.movement thereof and in this.V manner :trnncatingthe 4.s trip,as. 4is elearlyhownjnf Fig. :19. After passingfhe preparatory or truneating cutters `the strip is carried into` contact withthe roughiyng. cutter-head. (Shown at the left. of ,Figsglft'and 2fand,also'illustrated in detail in ,Figst Q and 1,0.) Thestrip is inthis instance supported in a receiver 29,.,pivotallyheld withinV the foliward end'of a slide dand havinga guidingface Slland an abutmentfface 32, wherebythe strip inayrbe properly positioned ands ubject.; ejdLto the action o f a cutter or knife 33, whi'eli IOO IIO

willremove, the: greater part o f the surplus stock fro'mhe side @and 'in them anner shown in Fig.l 20.,` TheslideV 30 is mounted fr reeiprocation in'Y a headf, the forwardend of 1which carries acaln 35, Whichis stationary and maybe adjusted as required-eas, for inf stance; by @adjusting-Screw ,36... .(SeeEi'g- 1 0.) Any suitable'device `maybe employed fer, holding theknife 33 the device shown herein consislingofmaknifeholder lf-adjrist.- ably retained within the; headd, saidknife;- holder being. providedwithan aperture 381,0 permit the passage o f the strip Apastt he. k ni'fe and having aclamp-screfwdff removably holdinglthe knife', in proper position, f

`Means are .provided .for retainingthestrip in contact withv the guideface lbf the re.- ceiyer, thesemeans consisting, preferablypf azlspring AO, secured to the islide 30so .that said spring ymay also perform thefunctionof holding the receiver incont'act with thexcaln'- face Itwil. thereioiewbe. .Sleen that .as the sliledis reciprocated the V11Ceive'rn29willloe oscillated, and thus forces the under side of the strip into contact with the cutter 33. Reciprocatory movement may be imparted to the slide by a cam 41, in engagement with a roller 42, pivotally held on the slide, as shown in Fig. 1a.

After the lower side e has been trimmed to reduce the cross-section of the strip substantiallyfrom'end to end thereof in the manner shown in Fig. 2O the strip is carried into'contact with a trimming-cutter, which is illustrated at the right of Figs. 1b and 2b and which is shown in detail in Figs. 11 and 12 of the drawings. This trimming cutter-head comprises a guiding device consisting of a fixed jaw 43, secured to the head 44 and in cooperation with a movable jaw 45, which is pivoted at 46 and may be actuated by a spring, such 'as 47, against the lxed jaw 43, in this manner forming a trough or channel in which the strip to be trimmed may be properly guided into contact with a knife or other cutter 48, while a plunger-slide, such as`49, may engage with its head 50 the strip contained within the channel above referred to and keep the same in close contact with the faces of the jaws 43 and 45. While ordinarily the fixed jaw 43 is never disturbed, provision has been made to allow for accidents, and the fixed jaw 43 Vis therefore held upon a slide 51, the downward movement of which may be limited-as, for instance, by a pin 52 striking the upper sur` face of the head, While a spring 53 may be employed to retain the slide 51 in its down- Ward position. The cutter 48 may be held in any suitable manner, the device shown in the present instance consisting, substantially, of

Aa slide 54, adjustablyheld. in ways 55 and retained in propen position by a set-screw 56. By referring to Fig. 12 it will be seen that the cutter 48 is placed above the center line of the strip, so that the upper side of the strip may be properly trimmed to correspond with the sections illustrated in the diagrams, Fig. 21. Alterpassi'ng'the trimming-cutter the strip is now passed on to whatI preferably term the finishing cutter-head, shown in detailin Figs. 13 and 14, in which 57 denotes a suitable knife held in a manner similar to that of the knife 48, the strip being held in this instance in proper position by an abutment or guiding-face 5S, against which the strip will rest with'its linished'side y, while the lower side z will come into contact with a member 59, pivoted at to the cutter-head Bland actuated by a spring 62 for forcing the strip into engagement with the guiding-face, and thus present said strip properly to the action ofthe knife 57.

In order to insure the proper'disposition of the strip relatively to the guide 5S 'andA to a seat against the member 59, means are provided wherebyfthe strip may be forced into proper place, this means consisting substantially of a slide 63, provided at its forward end with an antifriction-roller 64, the latter being especially intended to reduce the liability of breaking or tearing oif the line tapered end of the strip as it isheld in placein the manner above described. Reciprocatory movement may beimparted to the slide 63- as, for instance, by a cam 65 acting against the cam-roller 66L substantially in a manner similar to that of the cam 67A acting against the cam -roller 68, which may be pivotally supported on the slide 49, above referred to. Suitable means are provided for guiding the strip from one cutter to the next succeeding one, such means consisting, preferably,of troughs or conduits 69 interposed between the several cutter-heads and also leading a strip toward a set of rollers 70, the outer surface of which is made of yielding material, so as not to injure the vstrip after it has been trimmed to its proper shape and size and whereby said strip may be withdrawn and discharged from'the machine after passing all of the cutters for its entire length, when the several sections of the strip will be shaped correspending to the diagrams shown in Fig. 22.

In the foregoing description of the machine I have included also the operation thereof upon the strip during its passa-ge through the machina-and it need only be noted that as soon as a strip has been sufficiently withdrawn another strip may be entered between the first set of feed-rollers by the drumf, which is properly actuated to that end by the dog Z, above mentioned, and as will be readily understood. Y

Many changes may be made in the organization and particular construction of the several elements constituting my improved machine and Without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I wish it therefore to be distinctly understood that I do not limit my invention to the precise formation of the several parts hereinbefore described, and Vshown in the drawings. l Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

`1. In an organized machine, the combination of guiding means arranged to inclose a substantially sectoral bore, a cutter arranged with its cutting edge substantially transverse to a line bisecting the angle of saidbore, and cutters arranged in advance of said cutter with their cuttingedges substantially parallel with the sides forming the angle of said bore. 2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a guide having a substantially'V-shaped cross-section, a 'cutter arranged with its cutting edge substantially transverse to a line bisecting the angle of the V-shaped guide, a second cutter arranged in advance of said cutter with its cutting edge substantially parallel with the plane of one of the strip-engaging sides of' the guide, a third cutter disposed in advance of the latter cutter with its cutting edge substantially parallel with the plane of the other strip-engaging side of the guide, and a fourth cutter arranged in advance of the latter cutter with ICO its cutting edge substantially parallel with the cutting edge of the said second cutter.

3. The combination with strip guiding means; and means for reducing the strip; ot' a strip-euterin g device comprising an intermittently-rotatable carrierarranged with the plane of its rotation transversetothe stripguiding path, so as to thereby bring the strips successively into said path; and a plate arrangedA to governihe position of the strips on Y the carrier. i

et. The combinationwith strip-guidingl means, and means for reducing the strip, of a strip-entering device comprising a rotatable drum having a series of longitudinally-ar-- rangedA stripeholders at its periphery, said,

drum being arranged to bring said holders successivelyinto alinement'w-ith the stripguiding means.

means, and means for reducing the strip, of

a strip-entering device comprising a rotatable Y drum having a series of longitudinally-arrangedstrip-holders on its peripherysaid drum being arranged to bring said holders Ysuccessively into alinement with the s trip. guiding-means, and means for intermittently rotating the drum.

6. The combination with strip-.guiding means, and means orreducing the strip, of

a strip-entering device comprising a rotatablel drum Lhaving a series of longitudinally-arranged strip-holders on its periphery, said drum being arrangedY to bring said holders successively into alinement .with the stripe guiding means, and a gage-,plate for positioning the strips on the drum.v

7. The combination with strip-,guiding 4means, and means for reducing the strip, of a strip-'entering device, comprising a drum having a series of longitudinal notches in its periphery, and aspring extending over cach said arms respectively,- a slideconnected to notch, saiddrnm being arranged to be rotated Y and thereby bring the notches in succession into alinementlwiththe strip-guidingmeans.

8. The combination of a p air of enacting feed-rolls, a pair of pivoted arms each-havingV vone of said rolls rotatable thereon, a pair of `levers pivoted together at. their.extremities and having their other extremities pivoted to the pivotal jointure ofsaidlevers, a drivingshaft, and means for reciprocating the slide from said driving-shaft.

9. The combination of afpair of enacting feed rolls,a pair of pivoted arms each havin gl l oneof said rolls rotatable thereon, a pair of ,n. leverspivoted together at their extremities, andhaving their other extremities pivoted to I said arms respectively, a slide connected to l. the pivotal jointolv said levers, a drivingshaft, means for reciprocating the slidefrom "l said driving-shaft, a spiral gear ontheshaft of each roll and arranged to iutermesh, and a spiral gear on the drivnghaft arranged tov engage one ofsaid gears.` i y. A

10. In an organized machine, thecombina- 5. The Combination with strip-guiding tion with means for guiding and feeding a strip, of a slide movable transversely to the path of a strip and a pair of cutters pivotally mounted on said slide and arranged to act on the strip consecutively.

ill. In an organized machine, the combination with means for guiding and feeding a strip, of a slidemovable transversely to the mounted on said slide and arranged to act on the strip consecutively, and means connected with the feeding means for reciprocating the slide.- y' f 12. In a machine of the class described, the

. combination of a guide having asubst-antially V-shaped cross-section, a Vcutter movable @transversely Yto the guide and arranged with its cutting edge substantially transverse to a line bisecting the angle of the V-shaped guide, strip-feeding means, and means cooperative therewith lfor moving the cutter. g p

13. In a machine of the class described, the combination of asupport, a knife dared on said support, a slide mounted on said support, a re- .ceiver or guide for a strip pivoted on said slide,

and disposed in proximity to said knife, and

`a ca m on said support arrangedto engage the `receiver on the Vmovement of the slide and thereby oscillate the receiver. Y Y

14. In a machine of theclass described, the combination of a support, a knife iixed on said support, aslidc mounted on said support, a receiver orguide for a stri p pivoted on said slide, and disposed in proximity to said knife, and a cam on said support arranged to engage the ,receiver en .the movementof the slide land thereby oscillate the receiver, strip-feeding means, and means coperative therewith for operating said slide. i,

guide, said slide beingarrangedto'engage the strip and vary its position in said guide .with respect to said knife.

16. Ina machine of theclass desc1ibed,the combination ,of a support having a guide mounted thereon for guidinga substantially V-shaped strip, said 'guidecomprising a xed Ijaw and a movable jaw having its strip-engag- Aing face at an angle with said fixed jaw; a

knife secu red` to the support in proximityto said jaWs,-`a slide mounted on said support and havingja head in proximity to saidguide, said slide-beingarranged to engage the strip and vary its positiontiu said guide with respect tovsaid knifestripfeeding means, and means coperative theretvithrfor operating said slide. n

i v17. lnamachineol the classdescrib'dhe eomloination of a supportdiaving ajguide 'path of the strip, a pair of cutters pivotally IOOv IIO

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ino'n'nted thereon for guiding a substantially V-shaped strip, said guide comprising a xed jaw and a pivoted jaw havingits strip-engaging face at an angie with said fixed jaw; a knife secured to the support in proximity to said jaws; and a slide mounted on said support and having an antifriction-roiier at one end, said slide being arranged to engage the strip in said guide and vary its position therein with respect to said knife.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a support having a guide mounted thereon for guiding a substantially V-shaped strip, said guide comprising a fixed jaw and a pivoted jaw having its strip-engag- 

